Greetings! It's been awhile since this blog was updated. My main focus is on my comics right now like Sunnyville Stories, Tiffany & Corey and the Sunnyville spin-off the Dominic & Claire Funnies.
However, I am still looking to get into picture books. Besides the present work on this page, I am also developing two more picture book dummies starring Hilda & Richie. The first is called Hilda & Richie's Genie and the second one is Hilda & Richie's New Friends. There are two basic goals that have been set; goal number one is to finish these dummies and goal number two is to start shopping these around to various publishers and agents.
To this end, I have made some contacts who may be interested and will approach them soon.
So why do I believe I'm suited for creating children's picture books? Well, I do have a background in comics, a cousin medium. But there's more. I have two natural talents that make me suited for picture book illustration.
First of all, I communicate an idea instantly.
Second, I draw in a humorous style.
The typical picture book for children requires that a drawing be understood quickly as well as holding the child's interest. I can do both.
Anyway, once the drawings and script are done, I will slowly be sharing the dummies here on this blog. Plus I will be making some slight revisions to the original Hilda & Richie text; I will be renaming the country and city they live in. Stay tuned for more news and updates.
Incidentally, if you are a publisher or agent of picture books and this work interests you, please contact me at maxwestart(at)gmail(dot)com.
Picture books about two foxes in Foxland